Jake Mountain (Black Branch No Tell Turner Creek Jake Moss Creek)

Mountain Biking Trail

Moderate
16.48 mi
2,128 ft
The Jake Mountain trails are fast and flowy, but the short, steep climbs will keep you honest.

The name "Bull Mountain" is firmly cemented in the lexicon of mountain bikers in the southeastern United States, as it was one of the original mountain bike trails in this region. A name that's less well-known is "Jake Mountain," the flowier counterpart to Bull Mountain's gnar.

The Jake Mountain trails have changed the most over the years due to recent reroutes, and almost entirely for the better! These trails are now fast and flowy, and while there aren't any major climbs, the short punchy bits add up to some significant climbing over the course of the entire ride.

The trail tread consists largely of Georgia's classic hard-packed red clay interspersed with roots. When dry, this red clay makes for fast pedaling but when wet, avoid it at all costs! It's not worth riding these trails when wet, as you'll destroy both the singletrack and your mountain bike.

The Chattahoochee National Forest blanketing the rippled mountains is dark and deep, the trees soaring high above. Thanks to a temperate rainforest climate, the undergrowth is dense, letting little light through even at high noon. Some trails run through dense stands of rhododendron, forming "rhodo tunnels" of green leaves. In the spring, the rhododendron blooms are simply stunning! And in the fall, the vibrant colors of the changing leaves in the Appalachians are incomparable!

The Bull and Jake Mountain Trail System also has the distinction of being one of the most popular horseback riding trail systems in the state, and most of the equestrian use is concentrated on the Jake Mountain side of the system. This means mountain bikers must be prepared to see horses and their riders, and share the trail accordingly. If you come across an equestrian user, please slow down, pull off the trail, and allow the equestrian to pass by. Always ride heads-up and aware, and consider that riding at high rates of speed when the sight lines are short could be a bad idea.

With practice, sharing the trail with other user groups is easy and safe, and the sweet singletrack trails near Jake Mountain are oh-so worth it! Written by Greg Heil
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Strava Routes

Route and Elevation

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
New Jake Mountain DH 20141.93 mi-289 ft-2.8%
Jake Mountain Trail2.99 mi-295 ft-0.6%
223H Jake Lot down to creek2.04 mi-308 ft-2.5%
Full Jake DH 2 Creek0.74 mi-220 ft-5.4%
Jake Downhill to Creek0.63 mi-200 ft-6.0%
Climb from Creek Bottom1.06 mi207 ft3.7%
Moss Branch Trail (Fool's Gold)1.38 mi-141 ft-0.8%
Beaver Pond DH0.70 mi-138 ft-3.7%
Moss Creek0.72 mi-66 ft-0.7%
Moss Branch Connector0.51 mi85 ft3.2%
Black Branch CW3.00 mi-299 ft-0.0%
Black Branch CW minus connector(FS road start)2.89 mi-272 ft-0.5%
Black Branch Full CW 2 end of Singletrqck2.56 mi-256 ft-0.6%
Black Branch CW Down Hill 11.27 mi-200 ft-3.0%
BB Casino Boogie1.17 mi-157 ft-1.6%
Bull Enduro Stg#4-Black Branch CW Top of hill to Creek1.52 mi-217 ft-2.7%
Fast Branch0.46 mi-135 ft-5.5%
Black Branch CW DH#10.75 mi-121 ft-3.1%
Black Branch CW DH #20.33 mi-108 ft-6.2%
Fs 28 1 Rd Climb0.82 mi276 ft6.3%
Black Branch CW single Track climb from the creek0.53 mi174 ft6.1%
up no tell down Turner Creek3.85 mi-328 ft-0.6%
No Tell - 223P2.11 mi217 ft1.5%
No Tell Climb to Red Sign Plateau0.50 mi233 ft8.6%
No-Tell Steep Climb 0.12 mi82 ft12.7%
NEW Top of No Tell DH to FS road1.15 mi-180 ft-2.9%
NEW No-Tell DH Singletrack0.61 mi-200 ft-5.7%
Bull Enduro Stg#3-Full Turner Creek to FS281.88 mi-272 ft-2.7%
Half Helping of Turner Creek Enduro1.13 mi-190 ft-3.2%
Turner Creek First Half0.73 mi-128 ft-3.1%
Fern Gully1.02 mi-115 ft-2.1%
Casino Boogie Turner DBLTRK0.43 mi-36 ft-1.6%
Moss Creek DH#1 to Creek0.77 mi-141 ft-3.3%
climb up from the creek0.45 mi131 ft5.4%
223Q Jake DH to Deep Creek1.01 mi-184 ft-3.4%
Jake - All the way down to creek1.03 mi-177 ft-3.3%
Jones Creek to Jake Pkng1.84 mi302 ft2.9%
Nimblewill Creek Rd Climb1.11 mi269 ft4.6%